Ross Stores, Inc. ROST

236.12 0.72 0.31% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$75.2B
P/E
28.3×
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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Net margin

Ross Stores, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 10.9%, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (9.43%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.68% (fiscal 2021) to 10.6% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 3.41% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.65%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 9.43% (0.46)
FY2025 9.89% 0.69
FY2024 9.20% 1.11
FY2023 8.09% (1.02)
FY2022 9.11% 8.43
FY2021 0.68% (9.68)
FY2020 10.4% (0.23)
FY2019 10.6% 0.95
FY2018 9.64% 0.95
FY2017 8.69% 0.14

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 13.6% 2.78
Apr 2026 10.8% 1.08
Jan 2026 9.73% 0.59
Oct 2025 9.14% (0.05)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.68% High 10.6%
Ten-year median 9.15%
Current reading's percentile 67

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 12.8%
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 10.9%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 10.4%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 10.0%
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 9.73%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 8.79%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 8.14%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 5.85%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 5.47%
Apparel Retail industry median 3.41%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 1.65%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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